Author: F. C. S. Schiller
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
Keywords: man, future, tantalus
Number of Pages: 76
Published: 2004-08-19
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 1417943815
ISBN-13: 9781417943814

1924. Schiller uses the hero Tantalus to defend social eugenics and argues that civilization and science permit the weak and feeble-minded to survive, threatening the human race.

Author: Brian Stableford
Publisher: Wildside Press
Keywords: delusions, tantalus, gardens
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2008-03-18
List price: $14.99
ISBN-10: 143440210X
ISBN-13: 9781434402103

The stories contained herein deal, directly or indirectly, with manifest delusions. By representing the delusions they feature as delusions, they promote the delusion that delusion can eventually be undermined by the strong-minded, who will thus be enabled to avoid the "bad faith" of which some existentialist philosophers seem to have lived in mortal terror. Included are historical mysteries, fantasies, and science fiction. The tales in this collection include: "The Gardens of Tantalus," "The Lost Romance," "Lucifer’s Comet," "The Miracle of Zunderburg," "The Cult of Selene," "Ice and

Authors:Jozef A. Helsen, Yannis Missirlis,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: physics, biomedical, engineering, medical, biological, tantalus, experience, biomaterials
Number of Pages: 356
Published: 2010-11-05
List price: $169.00
ISBN-10: 364212531X
ISBN-13: 9783642125317

Replacement of a failing hip joint or other defective organs in the human body by artificial ‘spare parts’ has significantly improved our quality of life. These spare parts have to meet a wide spectrum of mechanical, chemical and design requirements.  In this book, the properties and selection of materials for such `spare parts’ are deduced from case studies at the start of each chapter. Hard tissue replacements (joints, long bones, dental), soft tissue (heart valves) and tissue engineering are included. The chapters also detail the three generic classes of materials: alloys (including